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The Month of The Military Child Continues…

April 24, 2007, in Marriage & Family, Military Life by

I found this wonderful site this morning at The Department of Defense.  The site provides a lot of military resource information.

They highlight this information, which I did not know about.

DoD, in partnership with the National
Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, which
administers the program, designed this initiative to benefit those who
do not live near military installations, Witte said.

"We have a
contract with NACCRRA to assist us in finding spaces outside the
military community for those Guard and Reserve (members) who are
deployed and active duty (people) who are not near a military
installation," Witte said. "We also hope to assist in reducing the
out-of-pocket expense to the servicemember."

When a parent is
deployed, she said, the remaining parent may discover that child care
is something the couple hadn’t had to think of before. And need is not
the only consideration. The extra expense can be shocking.

While
OMCC doesn’t fully subsidize child care, it does work to reduce the
financial burden, Witte said. The fees are based on a sliding scale
that takes into consideration total family income and the care
provider’s actual cost, among other things.

To take part in the
program, a family member would apply through NACCRRA via a special Web
site or by a toll-free call to (800) 424-2246. The child-care provider
also must apply — an important step because of how the subsidy, which
comes through the Children and Youth office, is paid out, Witte noted.

I would be interested to hear, if any of our readers have participated in this program.

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About Rachelle

Rachelle began her Military Spouse career when her future husband proposed to her in a letter during Desert Shield. Mail took over a month to arrive back then, and they only had three phone calls with each other in the ten months they were separated. They were married at a small ceremony a week after he returned home. Rachelle's husband moved her to Ft. Bragg, NC, all of their combined possessions filling her small, two-door car. In 1992, they left active duty and moved back to their home state where she went to nursing school and he joined the Army National Guard as a traditional Soldier as he went to school. In 1999, Rachelle's husband was offered a full-time National Guard position in Arkansas, where they lived for eight years.

In 2002, their son was born (MFO Deployment) and in 2003, their daughter was born (OIF2). In 2008, they moved back to their home state to live close to family. Rachelle has been an active contributor with SpouseBUZZ since 2005. She currently works full-time at a physician’s office, and is active with her church and school's PTO. Her son has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a subject that she is exhaustingly studying and learning to work with day-by-day. In 2010, Rachelle's mother-in-law moved in with the family, and they added a German shorthaired pointer named "Poncho" to the tribe as well. Rachelle enjoys spending as much "down time" with her family as possible - usually something outdoors or movie nights. Her favorite foods are sushi, steak, chocolate, and coffee. Her special skills include being an awesome cook, identifying odd accents by state or country, having an incredible sense of smell (almost bloodhound-like), and watching people at airports during long, unexpected layovers.

Comments

  1. kimr says:
    April 24, 2007 at 11:28 am

    We did try to use this when hubby was deployed last year. Unfortunately there is only one provider in my area and it was a half hour drive in the opposite direction of where I worked and lived. So instead of spending an extra 2 hours in the car, we relied on family and friends to help. Did not even look into what the costs were because driving in WI during the winter for an extra 2 hours was not even worth it.

  2. phyllis says:
    April 24, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    I am trying to fill out all the paperwork and all the proof required. I have no idea if we quaify financial, but luckly my baby sitter is licenced. I would not change.

  3. phyllis says:
    June 2, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    I finally got it all approved in September and they back paid to May or June. The worst headach I ever went through.